| Broadcast area | Pensacola area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450kHz |
| Branding | The Fan 101 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | Fox Sports Radio Florida Gators Orlando Magic Pensacola Ice Flyers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Rays |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Miracle Radio, Inc. |
| WPNN | |
| History | |
First air date | 1946 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 18399 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°25′44.00″N87°14′27.00″W / 30.4288889°N 87.2408333°W /30.4288889; -87.2408333 |
| Translator | 101.1 W266AL (Pensacola) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | foxsportspensacola.com |
WBSR (1450AM), on-air asThe Fan 101, is a United Statesradio station owned by Miracle Radio, Inc. Licensed toPensacola, Florida, it currently airs asportsformat. WBSR is the second oldest radio station in Pensacola and one of the first AM radio stations on the Florida Gulf Coast to add an FM translator. WBSR can be heard 24 hours a day at 1450 AM and 101.1 FM. It has been at the same location since 1946.[2]
WBSR was a successfulTop 40 radio station from the 1960s to the mid-80s. Back then it was owned by Seaway Broadcasting. Notable DJs were Jay Thomas and Jim Golden.[3] In January 1985, the station went off the air and was sold to Fred Brewer, owner ofWMEZ (94.1 FM);[4] it returned with a satellite-delivered oldies format. After a few years, it switched to a Soft Adult Contemporary format. In 2011, WBSR switched to Sports Talk format, branded asESPN Pensacola, & became an affiliate ofESPN Radio.
On May 31, 2017, WBSR dropped its sports format and began stunting.[5] On June 20, 2017, after less than a month of stunting, WBSR switched to a simulcast of contemporary Christian-formattedWOWB 90.9 FM Brewton, Alabama, branded asWOW 101.1.[6]
On October 19, 2020, WBSR dropped its simulcast with WOWB and changed their format to sports, branded as "The Fan 101", with programming fromFox Sports Radio.[7]
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